“It seemed to us that while grime has had an exemplary two years, celebrated in increasingly far-flung corners of the world, the plaudits are still a little behind,”
Complex said.

FIRST LADY: Lady Leshurr

“Unlike a lot of end-of-year lists, here at Complex UK we thought we’d be a bit more scientific. These aren’t just our favourites (although they completely are); we spent a good week or so discussing/arguing about their lyrical ability, social media game, their live presence and the overall cultural impact they’ve made.”

The team were able to rank the musical wordsmiths based on how they fared in a number of categories.

GODFATHER OF GRIME: Wiley

“That last category, cultural impact, proved to be the most loaded of all. This was a year in which Skepta invaded North America, the grime scene cleaned up at The MOBOs, and Lady Leshurr was featured in a New York Times spread. 2014 was the year grime re-shifted its focus, but 2015 was the year it took over the world, and these are the ten MCs who led the vanguard,” they added.